Spring Cottage Shipton-under-Wychwood
Spring Cottage
Shipton-under-Wychwood A charming three bedroom cottage situated in a peaceful location towards the end of a no-through road. Accommodation Kitchen/Breakfast Room • Sitting Room • Utility/cloakroom Two Double Bedrooms • Single Bedroom • Re-fitted Bathroom Front and Rear Gardens • Terrace • Off Road Parking (1 Car) Location Burford 3 miles • Chipping Norton 7 miles • Witney 12 miles Cheltenham 27 miles • Oxford 24 miles • Charlbury main line station 6 miles (London Paddington approx 90mins) (All mileages are approximate)
Description Spring Cottage is a delightful attached cottage which has been sympathetically extended in the past. The cottage now offers excellent, spacious accommodation yet retains charm and character, including exposed stone walls, beams and stripped wooden floorboards. From the gravelled parking area, a gate leads to the rear garden and terrace. From the terrace, a door opens into the rear lobby, where the utility room/cloakroom with beech worktops and Belfast sink is found to the left. To the right is the wonderful kitchen/breakfast room. The room is spacious and light with windows to two sides and patio doors opening onto the garden. There are wooden worktops, stripped floorboards and exposed beams. A door leads into the sitting room, again with stripped floors and beams. In addition, there is a wonderful stone fireplace with wood burning stove. A front door leads onto a small terrace and a front garden offering pretty views, and bordered by a Cotswold stone wall. Upstairs there are three bedrooms, two doubles and a single room. These are served by a re-fitted bathroom. In general, the accommodation is both light and airy, and remarkably spacious. The front and rear gardens both have pretty views over neighbouring gardens and beyond. Situation Shipton under Wychwood, a previous winner of the best kept village award, is situated in the Evenlode Valley in the Cotswolds area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village has mediaeval origins established around Shipton Court, the Estate of the Lacey family. The Shaven Crown Hotel in the centre of the village dates back to the 15th Century and was once a guesthouse run by the monks of Bruern Abbey. There are two other pubs also within walking distance,
The Lamb and the Wychwood.Inn. Together with the neighbouring village of Milton-under-Wychwood, there is a large village store, delicatessen and two post offices. The village hall runs many activities, theatrical and sporting and also has a small gym, with an active tennis club next door. There is also a popular and successful cricket club Burford is just 3 miles away and has more extensive shopping and dining opportunities. Amenities Local sporting facilities in the area are excellent. There are Leisure Centres in Chipping Norton, Witney and Bourton on the Water. Racing at Cheltenham, Newbury and Stratford upon Avon. Polo at Cirencester Park. Golf courses in the area include Lyneham, Burford, Chipping Norton and Naunton. Theatres in Cheltenham, Oxford, Chipping Norton and Stratford upon Avon. Burford Wildlife Park is nearby and the Cotswold Water Park is near Cirencester. Local schools in the area include a nursery and primary school in Shipton under Wychwood. Private schools include Kingham Hill School, Kitebrook and Hatherop. State schools in the area include Burford Secondary School and The Cotswold School at Bourton on the Water. Further state and private schools are found in Oxford and Cheltenham. Services Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected to the property. Gas fired central heating. Telephone (subject to BT regulations) (No tests to the suitability of services have been carried out and intending purchasers should commission their own tests if required). Fixtures And Fittings Only those items mentioned in these particulars are included in the sale. All other fixtures and fittings including curtains, garden ornaments and statues are excluded. Some may be available by separate negotiation if required. Local Authority West Oxfordshire District Council, Church Green, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 4AU. Tel: 01993 702941. Tax Band D Viewing Please telephone Butler Sherborn, Burford Office T 01993 822325 or The London Office T 0207 839 0888 E
[email protected] Directions (OX7 6DQ) From Burford pass over the bridge at the bottom of the hill and bear right at the roundabout onto the A361. Continue along this road until you reach the village of Shipton under Wychwood. Turn right towards the Lamb Inn on the sharp left bend and Spring Cottage will be found towards the end of the road on the left hand side.
Spring Cottage, High Street, Shipton-under-Wychwood OX7 6DQ Approx. Gross Internal Area 947 Sq Ft - 88 Sq M
Bedroom 2 9'10" x 9'10" 3.00 x 3.00
Kitchen/ Breakfast Room 16'1" x 12'11" 4.89 x 3.94 Utility Room
Sitting Room 18'1" x 12'0" 5.50 x 3.67
Bedroom 1 12'1" x 9'10" 3.68 x 3.00
Ground Floor
Bedroom 3 8'0" x 7'7" 2.43 x 2.32
First Floor Capture Property Marketing 2017. Drawn to RICS guidelines. All Measurements are approximate and should not be relied on as a statement of fact. Plan is for illustration purposes only. Not drawn to scale.
Butler Sherborn Burford Vine House, 2 Lower High Street Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18 4RR T 01993 822 325 F 01993 823 742 E
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